The Reason

Hello cryptic rock and roll.

The Reason, by Hoobastank…800+ million views.

This is so cryptic, only i understand how it’s meant to be listened to today.

Such a lovely message for this moment.

.hpm

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Others benefit

post it note with notes
This just happened…brainstorming blog post titles…serendipitously the titles flowed to create a short story.

Doing the reps,

With proper form,

For the right reasons,

Creates energy,

Others benefit.

Be an example, not a warning.

dad

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Thank God for discipline

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
Hate the war, love the warrior. Almost all Ukrainians must become warriors, even if they never held a gun in their hands. Almost all Ukrainians, willing or unwilling, are in a position where death is their ultimate sacrifice for their freedom.

Thank God for discipline.

Being organized at home means having prioritized priorities.

Safety is the non-negotiable. Learned this at Disney and why we (Disney) focus on it.

Every parent knows safety is number one with their child(ren).

Period.

Putin scares the world.

Putin scares even the most respected and most powerful militaries on the planet.

Then there are people you know who, eventually, maybe, scare you.

Fear nothing but God.

Thank you God, for the desire to be disciplined.

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Advance and be recognized

ABC News Special screen
The enemy is somewhere between hard to see and entirely invisible. #GodPleaseHaveMercyOnUkraine

My father-in-law, John Zubek, fought in World War II.

He only ever shared two things:

  1. Shoot or be shot at.
  2. Advance and be recognized.

The first thing he shared was because i pried for some sort of wisdom from him before he died and it would be lost forever.

The second thing he shared, can’t recall the context on why it was shared, other than there were scary times when you didn’t know who was nearby. And the only way to verify it was to ask the person you couldn’t see to, “Advance and be recognized.“

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02.22.22

tree trimming truck on road
This pair is trimming all the tree limbs from electrical wires. There are no wires on our side. This is their lunch break.

02.22.22

Such a first world luxury that a service, paid with tax dollars, travels from neighborhood to neighborhood, trimming tree limbs that could potentially cripple the electrical grid.

Otherwise, every lot owner would either do it themselves or ignore it altogether.

Put systems in place to do the right things for the right reasons. Be proactive to eliminate or alleviate future challenges. Proactive is common sense, but not common practice.

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